Rail-joint.



No. 699,96'6. I Patented May I3, |902.

C. B. MEAD.

' RAIL Jouw.

' (Application medien 1a, 1902.) `(No Model.)

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CHARLES B. MEAD, oF nAs'r'rALEsTINE, oH-io.

RAIL-JOINT.

sPEciFIcA'rIoN forming par: er Leas'ratent No. 699,966, dated May13,1902.

` .ippiicaio'nea 'February iaioz. saranno'. 95.837. No mann T all whom,itvncty concern:

Beit known that" I, CHARLES B. MEAD, a citizen of the UnitedStates ofAmerica, re-

siding at East Palestine, in the count-y of Columbiana and State otOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints,of which the following is a specification, reference being Ahad thereinto the accompanying drawings. v

This invention .relates to certain new and useful improvements inrail-joints, and relates moreA particularly to that class known ascombined'ish-plates and chairs.

The present inventionhas for its object the provisiono'f novel meanswhereby the railsections may be securely fastened'together and the railsprevented from creeping; furthermore, provide a deviceth'at willbe ex!tremely simple'in construction, strong, durable, comparativelyinexpensive, and highly efficient in its use. i

The invention further aims to providea. rail-joint that' may be easilyremoved and reg placed whenl desired; furthermore, to provide means thatwill edectually relievethe nuts and bolts from the' strain when therails expand and contract.

A still further object of the present inven-,ition is to provide arail-joint that will secure ythe rails together in a-manner that willtakev up the jar incident'to vheavy trains and will:

practically cushion the rails to a' great ex` tent and obviate and takeup to a greatde! gree the jar that is.caused when the train is passingfrom one rail-section to another. v

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists in thenovel combina, tion and arrangement of Vparts to be herein-lV after morefully described, and specifically pointedoutin the claim.

In describing-the invention in detail reference is vhadztotheaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andwherein like'num'eralsoffreerence indicate like parts throughout theseveral views,in which- Figure l isaperspective View of my improvedrail-joint, showing the same applied in proper position to the rails.Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view of thesame.. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of one of the fish-plates. Fig. 5 isatop plan view of the rail with the webthereof in longitudinal section.Fig. Gis a detail end view of; one 'of the fish-platesg'forininga partofthe chair. .A i

In the'drawings the reference-.numeral 1 indicates the rails, havingnotches 2 formed therein, and"3 represents the cross-ties. Theish-plates 4 have openings 5 `formed therein to receive the bolts whichextend through lthe web of the rai l,-.said iishfplates carrying a base6,'the sections'of Whichsh-plate carrying this base 6 formthe chair forthe rail. At the junction oftheintegral iish-plates and base are securedstops 7,w hich also are formed integral with'jthe fish plate These stopsare suitably spaced apartand are adapted to .register'in the openings2'formed in the base of the rail. These openings 2 and stops 7`formed`on`-the opposite side of the rails are not opposite one another,but are staggered for the purpose of strengthening the rails at theirmeeting ends. A clamp 8 is secured to lthe chairportion of the base andextends un- ,der the same, said clamp serving to securely bind andretain the fish-plate and chair por- Vtionsin proper position. Spikes 9serve to 4fasten the rail-joint to the cross-ties 3. These spikes may besecured in openings formed in the side to thenb'ase portion 6 and areldriven ,into the cross-ties 3. Bolts lO pass through the {ish-platesthrough .the web of the rail and are adaptedf to receive the nuts 11,al-y though I have shown only two nuts and two bolts, yet any number maybe used,if'desired.

It will be noted that the clamp for securing the fish-plate in positionmaybe dispensed with, if so desired. The many advantages obtained by theuse ofjmy improved device will be readily apparent from the foregoingdescription taken in connectionfwith the accompanying drawings. It willbe noted that various changes may be made in the details of constructionwithout departing fromthe general 'spirit of my invention. y

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecurebyLetters Patent, isl In a rail-joint, thecombination with therails having openings formed in the sides of thebase thereof instaggered relation to each other,'of a chair comprising two sectionseach having base portions and carrying integral loo shp1ates extendingto the underside of the bolts extending through the iish-p1ates and 1orail-bead, stops secured between the shthe Webs of the rails,substantially as deplates and the base portions adapted to be scribed.received Within said openings in the rail-bese In testimony whereof Iaix my signature 5' sides, an integral clamp extending under the in thepresence of two witnesses.

bases of the chair and having its ends bent CHARLES B. MEAD. to engagethe upper portion of the cl1a,ir,spikes Witnesses: engaging in the tiesfor limiting the Inove- W. RUFUS WELLINGTON,

ment of the chair, and a series of nuts and WILLIAM ROBSON.

